Where to go?

Li Ping woke up from the violent shaking.

He opened his sore and numb eyes with difficulty, only to find that the stupid big man Liu San was pushing and pulling him desperately, while Duan Qiang stood quietly aside.

"Captain, let's get going." Liu San said with a silly grin after seeing Li Ping open his eyes.

"Start? Where to go?" Li Ping asked confusedly.

He was a little dazed and couldn't figure out where he was for a moment. His brain seemed to have crashed, he temporarily lost his memory, and his head hurt terribly.

The dreamless and extremely inadequate sleep made his brain not ready to wake up at all, and the transfer of various data was also chaotic. He always felt like he had just laid down, but his subconscious told him that something was wrong.

He was in a daze.

"Ah!" Liu San, the silly big man, scratched his head in confusion when he saw Li Ping like this.

"The sentry commander asked us to leave. It's too close to the rebels and it's not safe." Duan Qiang, the commander, answered in a cautious voice.

Li Ping covered his forehead and finally remembered.

They are running for their lives!

He hurriedly stood up and wanted to take a good look around, but the dazzling sunlight shining through the forest leaves made his eyes very uncomfortable. After calming down for a while, he squinted his eyes and looked around, and found that many people were looking in his direction.

, they were obviously waiting for him.

"Why didn't you call me earlier?" Li Ping complained dissatisfiedly.

"The sentry commander refused and told the captain to sleep more." Duan Qiang explained hurriedly.

When Li Ping was confused and wanted to ask something more, Gao Lei came over timidly holding a bamboo tube of meat porridge.

"Eat it quickly." She said as she handed it to Li Ping.

"Have you all eaten?" Li Ping asked after taking it.

"I've already eaten. I'm leaving you alone." Gao Lei nodded and said.

Li Ping was no longer polite this time, and poured it all into his stomach in three gulps. After wiping his mouth, he picked up the knife and the package that contained nothing. He stared at the still red eyes and searched for what should be next to him.

horse.

"Go and wash up!" Gao Lei advised from the side.

"It's okay, it's not a problem." Li Ping was a little disapproving. He was not so particular at this time, and everyone was still waiting for him.

"It's better to wash up! It won't take a while." Gao Lei's voice suddenly became louder and she seemed very insistent.

Feeling something strange, Li Ping hurriedly pulled his gaze back. Only then did he notice Gao Lei's somewhat unnatural expression and her freshness, which was completely different from yesterday.

Not only did this girl wash her face clean, her hair was obviously washed, combed and wrapped in a square towel, and her dress was also changed.

And he is probably not only disheveled, but also smells quite strong.

Women love to be clean, and most of those who work as doctors are mysophobic. Gao Lei insisted on keeping some of her clothes when escaping for her life. Her hygiene habits must be serious. It is already a great honor that she does not show strong dislike for him now.

Yes, Gao Lei is a doctor and a dentist.

She was originally a middle-level employee of a large multinational dental hospital in Shanghai. She was a high-end white-collar worker worthy of the name. Her life must have been very refined and tasteful. Suddenly encountering such a harsh environment, Gao Lei's frustration and helplessness have always been the most

Strong.

After feeling slightly embarrassed, Li Ping had no choice but to pick up the empty bamboo tube and run to a shallow stream not far away to clean himself.

He has to pay attention to his basic face in front of women. This may also be a man's instinct!

After washing his face and disheveled hair, and clumsily combing and tying his hair, Li Ping suddenly smelled a strange smell. He picked up a corner of his clothes and smelled it in confusion. It was strong and rich.

The taste is simply indescribable.

After washing my face, my nose became more delicate again.

Li Ping raised his head and glanced at the blue sky, then looked back at the blurry figures in the woods. Li Ping gritted his teeth and simply took off all his clothes and threw them into the stream.

By the time he returned, dripping wet, the crowd in the woods had gathered in a noisy way, and it was obvious that they were about to set off.

Li Ping hurriedly ran to the area with the most mules and horses, where everyone in his sentry should be gathered. But as soon as he got in front of the mules and horses, he met Zhao Jin who was riding a horse to intercept him.

Although he knew that Li Ping had gone to wash up, the sight of Li Ping getting wet still startled Zhao Jin. He frowned and said softly: "What are you doing here? It's been taking so long! You still have to keep up with it!"

Like a drowned rat, they are all waiting for you."

Of course, Li Ping was embarrassed to tell the truth, so he could only make a random joke: "My stomach felt uncomfortable, so I felt relieved for a while. Then I saw that it was too hot, so I let myself cool down."

"Okay, get ready to go. I will lead a team in front, Song Baolai will lead a few people to take care of the mules and horses, Shi Ming will lead a team to protect Miss Zhao, your team will follow behind, and you can catch up on some sleep by the way." Zhao

Jin didn't get entangled with Li Ping, and turned around after a brief explanation.

After Li Ping agreed loudly, he turned around and saw Duan Qiang, the only remaining member of his team, leading a group of more than ten soldiers to blink and look at him curiously. Behind them, there were expressions of astonishment on their faces.

Gao Lei and his horse.

Li Ping didn't care about anything else, but took this opportunity to count quickly. He wanted to find out how many soldiers he still had in his team first.

Not counting himself, eighteen, actually more than half.

At this time, amidst the low voices, the chaotic crowd of people and horses began to move.

Li Ping hurriedly gave Duan Qiang a few instructions, then walked to his horse and said to Gao Lei, who was still in shock: "Let's go for a while! I will take you after the clothes are dry."

"Okay! I've put your package right away." Gao Lei replied unnaturally.

Li Ping didn't notice Gao Lei's reluctance. He hung the cleaned and water-filled bamboo tube on the side of the horse. While leading the horse, he habitually scanned the surrounding situation. Then, his

His eyes were attracted by a skinny old man, the same old man who was building the bridge with him at the bottom of the ditch.

The old man gathered seven or eight young men who were standing less than ten meters away from him, looking at him expectantly. Except for a few weapons in their hands, they were basically bare.

Li Ping smiled kindly at the old man, and the old man immediately smiled in response, and hesitantly moved his body towards him.

Li Ping seemed to understand something, so he raised his head directly to them and said: "Together?"

The old man nodded quickly and said: "Okay, okay." Then he called the young people to come over.

Li Ping smiled again, pointed at Duan Qiang and said to the old man: "You should listen to his arrangements first."

The old man hurriedly agreed and immediately leaned next to Duan Qiang.

Although no one strongly restrained the numerous other Ming troops, these Ming troops chose to obey and continue to follow. Those who wanted to leave left early, and most of the remaining Ming troops had no food at all.

Hundreds of people and horses soon walked out of the woods and began to continue southward.

But Li Ping, who was holding the horse, soon discovered a problem. Gao Lei could not keep up with him, even though their speed was not fast.

This girl's expression has always been very strange, and her body is obviously stiff, especially her legs that seem to be unable to bend. When asked, she said nothing.

The puzzled Li Ping thought for a while before he realized that Gao Lei should have typical muscle soreness after exercise.

As a young lady from a rich family, she has never experienced any high-intensity exercise! Even the soldiers like them, who are used to running on two legs early in the morning, feel pain all over their bodies after running away for a long time and long distances before yesterday. Gao Lei's muscles now

The sourness index is even more frighteningly high. It is not easy for her to grit her teeth and persevere now.

I've been refusing to say it, probably because I'm still a bit raw and can't speak out.

After understanding, Li Ping hurriedly asked Gao Lei to get on the horse. After the simple riding in the first two days, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to lead the horse and lead her.

Although Gao Lei remained silent, she did not delay and got on the horse obediently. It seemed that she really couldn't hold on any longer.

Just as he helped Gao Lei onto the horse, Shi Ming unexpectedly came from the front to chat with Li Ping. He was not riding a horse, so he probably noticed that Li Ping was leading the horse on foot.

"I heard that you want to study history?" Shi Ming asked straight to the point.

"I have read a little bit, just scratching the surface." Li Ping's answer was very cautious. He was a little confused by Shi Ming's behavior.

"Is Zuo Liangyu dead or alive this time?" Shi Ming lowered his voice. Obviously, such words could not be heard by those around him.

Li Ping looked around, deliberately slowed down a little, and kept a little more distance from the soldiers in the team, and then whispered: "If history has not changed, he should still be alive now, and at least he will be alive."

Survive until Beijing is breached."

In fact, this is what he thought last night. After all, the praise and respect they heard for Zuo Liangyu these days were all said by the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers themselves, and it was impossible to tell whether they were true or false.

What they saw with their own eyes was an incompetent Zuo Liangyu who defeated an army of 100,000 people. This was exactly what Li Ping thought Zuo Liangyu should be like.

History may really not change.

If history has not changed, then Zuo Liangyu should be alive, because the Zuo Liangyu in Li Ping's memory should have disappeared after the Qing troops entered the customs.

"Has Kaifeng been broken?" Shi Ming asked again.

"I don't know whether it was destroyed this time, but Kaifeng was probably destroyed by the peasant army in the end." Li Ping thought for a while before saying. He couldn't remember this part clearly, but there were no cities in Henan that survived in his memory.

"Then Henan is completely ruled by peasant armies! Now there are peasant armies in the east, and it seems that only the south is the safest. But the Ming Dynasty troops in the south are probably indispensable. We are surrounded by various armies!" Shi Ming said.

It is talking to oneself and seems to be asking.

"Almost! We have to move closer to the west. If we go due south, we will enter the war zone again. Only the generals at the top know what the situation is." Li Ping didn't know how to answer the question.

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"Do you know which way goes south along the government-controlled area?" Shi Ming asked again.

"Probably Xuzhou, Xiangcheng, Ye County, Nanyang, and finally the road to Xiangyang! According to the soldiers from Xiangyang in my team, many of them are soldiers from Huguang who have just been recruited, so the error should not be big.
To be continued...